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STALK-CART.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, i918..

Application filed December 29, 1916. Serial No. 139,614.

To all whom t may conoern Be it known that I, CYRIL MAssEY, a citiquantities of stalks; to provide convenient mechanism for facilitating the operation of placing a shock or bundle of stalks upon the.

cart, and to employ improved and eflicient means for retaining the lshock securely in position on the cart.

A `further object of the invention is to produce an improved device of the character set forth embodying substantial and practical features ,of construction whereby the mechanism of the device will be reliable and effective in operation and not likely to be havingbeen shown as comprising inclined come broken or disarranged while in use.

. A further object of the.'y invention is to produce an improved stalk lcart embodying a wheeled carrying frame, an axle on which said frame is pivotally supported, a tongue pivotally connected with the carrying frame, and a latch device whereby the tongue may be secured in fixed relation to the frame, permitting said frame to be tilted independently of the tongue or without swingingthe forward end of the tongue in an upward direction, and also permitting the tongue to be used as a lever to assist in tilting the frame to dumping position.

With these andv other ends in view which will readily appear as the nature of the in vention is better understood, the saine oo nsists in the improved construction and novel' arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim."

ln the accompanying drawingshas been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

b ut that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

ln the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stalk cart constructed in accordance with the inven-y tion.

.Fig 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. l

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. i is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Figo is a perspective detail view of the vlatch device for locking the tongue with respect to the frame. Y

Corresponding parts in the several ligures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The carrying frame of the improved de-.

vice embodies in its construction longitudinally extending sidemembers or bars 2 andv vtransversely disposed connecting' pieces or cross bars 3. Upwardly diverging stalk retaining or shock retaining frames are connected in any convenient manner with the main frame, each of said retaining frames may be conveniently operated when thev ground is soft and soggy. v y

The cart is preferably drawn by a span of'horses and it is therefore provided with a tongue 10, said tongue having been shown as being provided at the rearward end thereof with a cross bar 1l of a length nearly equal to the distance between the side bars 2 of the frame. Hounds l2 are secured at their forward ends to the sidesV of the tongue with respect to which said hounds diverge` rearwardly, being secured on the ends of the cross bar 11 with respect to which the hounds extend rearwardly to form lugs 13 that are pivoted on a cross bar 14 which connects the side members 2 of the main frame. The end portions of the hounds practically abut on the inner faces of the side members 2, thereby preventing lateral `movement of` the tongue with respect to the frame. The` .pivotal-ly supported, each lug 18 being pro.

vided at its forward corners with stops 22, 23 *wherebyy the swinging movement ofthe latch hook 19 in an upward and downward direction will 'be limited. Secured on lthe tongue 10 for coperation-with the latch hook 20 is a latch block 24e having a beveled face 25 at the forward end. thereof to been gaged by the hook 21 when the cart frame and the tongueare to be latched together. A safety deviceis provided, the same consisting of a springv actuated slide 26 mounted for longitudinal movementon the vtongue and adapted by its actuating spring 27 to be held forcibly in engagement with the forward portion ofthe latch hook when the lat-v ter is in engagement with the block 24:, thereby preventing accidental disengagement of the parts. The tongue is provided with an evener 28 which may be in the nature of an ordinary double tree to which the draft-animals maybe attached. Y

The side members 2 of the main frame are provided with bearing boxes 29 wherein is journaled a drum shaft 30 having at one end a crank 31 whereby it may be rotated, said drum shaft beingv also provided with a ratchet wheel 32 engaged by a dog or pawl 33 to prevent reverse rotation of the shaft.

A cross bar 3t'having guide pulleys 35 mounted on a vertical face thereof is fixed on the side members 2 above and in close relation to the drum shaft. Connected with the drum shaft are flexible elements 36 which are adapted to be wound thereon and to be guided over -thefpulleys 35', extending from thence upwardly and aroundany shock or accumulation of stalks that may have placed on the carrying frame between the stalk retaining frames, said stalks being subsequently, tied in position by surrounding the same with the flexible elements 36, said elements being tightened by means of the drumshaft 30. The improved cart, however, is particularly designed for picking up or loading, at a single operation, a large and heavy shock, and when thus used the cart is driven upclose to the shock and turned until the rearward end of the cart faces the shock; The-carrying frame..is' now unlatched with respect to the tongue and tilted by swinging the forward end thereof inan upward direction, such swinging-movement being obviously aboutlth'e-axisof.the axle l6; The

cart is'now backedfup close VVto the shock whichV latter' will be positioned. .between the retaining frames, after which thefree ends of the flexible elements 36are carried around 'f the shock and'coimected-'together by tying, by the interengaging fastening members37, 38, or in-any convenient manner. The drum shaftA 30ris now rotated'by; means ofthev` crank 31", thevends ofthe flexible elements whichgare guidedy over the pulleys 35y being wound `on, the shaft until theshock is held very securely, reverse rotation" of the drum f shaft' being preventedy vby fthe l interengaging` l where it .may be connected lwith the tongue by the latch device herein described, the tilting operation beingof course to some extent assisted by the driver or operator of the cart." The latter may now be drawn to the place of deposit where the unloading operation may be effected by again releasing the latch device and, if necessary'7 utilizing the tongue as a lever to start thecarryingframe toward a discharging position after which thetying device may be released and the shock leftv standing when thecart is moved4 away.

When an unusually large quantity" of stalks is to be carried,'the stakes or uprightsy of the retaining frames may be provided' with extension members 3.-)jslidably` connected therewith bymeans of.. keepers 40'at the outer or upper ends thereof. When not desired for present use, the, extension Vmembers 39 may be conveniently retracted "and secured in retracted position, by any suitable means.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A stalk cart comprisingk a bed Vframe pivotally mounted upon a wheel supported axle,

said frame having a front cross bar, a rod` carried. by the frame at a point behind fthe cross bar, a tongue pivotally connected kwith the rod and adapted to eXtend transversely gage the hook when the hook is in engageunder the cross bar and in Contact With the ment With the block, whereby the tongue is same,a1atoh hook pvotally mounted on the securely held in a fixed position With rela- 10 cross bar, a block mounted on the tongue tion to the bed frame.

and adapted to be engaged by the bill ofthe In testimony whereof I ax my signature. hook, and a Spring pressed member slidably mounted on the tongue and adapted to en- CYRIL MASSEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

